Posted
Monday, January 17, 2005 @ 2258 PST
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Happy MLK Day.
I have always admired
the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a Canadian, I had only
a vague idea of the realities he faced as he fought for justice
using non-violent means. I confess that a large amount of my knowledge
of the civil rights era in the US came from movies like "Mississippi
Burning". Despite the obvious shallowness of a Hollywood
education, I recognized the courage that it took to not only defy
an entrenched system of hatred and oppression, but to lead the
movement against it. Along with Gandhi and the Dalai Lama, I think
that I would model my actions upon Dr. King's.
Now that I live in
the US, my appreciating for Dr. King has only intensified. His
passion and his oratory are inspirational. I learn more about
him all the time, like his opposition to the Vietnam War. Go
read this. Would that there were more like him.
Speaking of those who
I would follow as examples, I've posted a memorial picture
of my friend, priest, and mentor, Albert Webb here
and here. The picture is
of him casting the circle in his garden in which Shara and
I were married. As
mentioned earlier this week, he died very unexpectedly
while traveling to a retreat. A large empty space rests
uneasily in my heart.
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